diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index 75d990162..75676ad62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out repository code
       uses: actions/checkout@HEAD
       with:
-        submodules: recursive
+#        submodules: recursive
+        submodules: true
     - name: Update submodule branch
 #     run : |
 #       git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.TEST_DIR_ROOT/riscv_tests.git.branch riscv-tests-sail ; \